Alleged Sextortionist Charged with 13 Counts of ID Theft

A 26-year-old Minnesota man has been charged with identity theft for allegedly hacking into Facebook accounts and pilfering pictures of women to post on adult websites, The Associated Press reported.

Prosecutors say Timothy Noirjean allegedly contacted the victims online and lured them into befriending him and handing over their personal information. He then would reset passwords and posing as the account holder, contacting the victims’ friends to obtain more information.

Noirjean allegedly stole photographs…

Celeb Hack Prompts FBI Investigation

The FBI has launched a probe to find out who hacked into actress Vanessa Hudgens’ Gmail account, as well as other celebrities’ personal emails, according to media reports.

After breaking into Hudgens’ account, the hacker spread nude photos and videos of the 22-year-old “High School Musical” starlet, according to gossip website TMZ.

Hudgens is reported to be just one of as many as 50 celebrities who have fallen prey to…

Canadian Hacker ‘Sextorted’ Hundreds of Young Girls

A man in Canada used his hacking skills to break into young girls’ computers, pose as someone they knew, then convince them to undress in front of their webcams. Those who did not continue with his game were subjected to threats of having the videos posted online, according to Ottawa Citizen.

Daniel Lesiewicz, a 30-year-old Quebec resident, managed to terrorize hundreds of underage girls before police caught…

‘Sextortion’ Becoming More Common as Cyber Crime

Federal prosecutors and child-safety advocates say they are  seeing a rise in cases of online sexual extortion, also called “sextortion.”

According to experts, teens who text naked cellphone photos of themselves or show off their bodies on the web are being contacted by pornographers who threaten to expose their behavior to friends and family unless they pose for…

Accused PC Consultant Pleads Not Guilty in Sextortion Case

A computer consultant from California has pleaded not guilty to charges that he engaged in sextortion by hacking into the computer of victims, using personal information to extort explicit videos.

Luis Mijangos of Santa Ana, Calif., entered his plea in a Los Angeles federal court earlier this week, an assistant U.S. attorney said. Mijangos is currently free on a $10,000 bail.

Court documents allege Mijangos used peer-to-peer file sharing networks to…